Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | asciendo | |
| tú | asciendes | |
| él / ella / usted | asciende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ascienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ascendí | |
| tú | ascendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | ascendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ascendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ascendía | |
| tú | ascendías | |
| él / ella / usted | ascendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ascendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ascenderé | |
| tú | ascenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | ascenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ascenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ascendería | |
| tú | ascenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | ascendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ascenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ascienda | |
| tú | asciendas | |
| él / ella / usted | ascienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ascendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ascendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | asciendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to ascend, to mount, to climb
- to advance
- to rise
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations